Canter's Deli

Each week, Canter’s Deli goes through 2,000 pounds of pastrami and 2,800 pounds of corned beef.

Canter's Deli

Canter's Deli

Whether customers come in for breakfast, lunch or dinner (or even a late-night snack), Canter's doors are always open, 24 hours a day, and the friendly staff is always ready. 9601280

Whether customers come in for breakfast, lunch or dinner (or even a late-night snack), Canter's doors are always open, 24 hours a day, and the friendly staff is always ready.

Nate 'n Al's

Nate 'n Al's

Nate 'n Al's in Los Angeles not only offers exceptional service for its customers who eat in but can also make any event special with one of its signature party platters. 9601280

Nate 'n Al's in Los Angeles not only offers exceptional service for its customers who eat in but can also make any event special with one of its signature party platters.

Nate 'n Al's

Nate 'n Al's

All of Nate 'n Al's smoked fish comes in fresh from New York City, ensuring that authentic New York deli flavor. 9601280

All of Nate 'n Al's smoked fish comes in fresh from New York City, ensuring that authentic New York deli flavor.

Goldberg's Famous Deli

Goldberg's Famous Deli

At this unlikely deli hot spot, Goldbergs' in Bellevue, WA, the star on the menu is the classic Reuben. Patrons swear it tastes as authentic as any you’ll find in New York City. And it should because that’s where Goldbergs' gets all its meat. 9601280

At this unlikely deli hot spot, Goldbergs' in Bellevue, WA, the star on the menu is the classic Reuben. Patrons swear it tastes as authentic as any you’ll find in New York City. And it should because that’s where Goldbergs' gets all its meat.

Goldberg's Famous Deli

Goldberg's Famous Deli

As soon as you walk through Goldbergs' doors, you’re instantly hit with the smell of all things wonderfully … deli. 9601280

As soon as you walk through Goldbergs' doors, you’re instantly hit with the smell of all things wonderfully … deli.

Kramarczuk's Deli

Kramarczuk's Deli

Kramarczuk’s in Minneapolis has been a refuge for hungry people of all cultures ever since 1954, when Orest Kramarczuk’s parents founded the restaurant after making their way from Ukraine to Minnesota. 9601280

Kramarczuk’s in Minneapolis has been a refuge for hungry people of all cultures ever since 1954, when Orest Kramarczuk’s parents founded the restaurant after making their way from Ukraine to Minnesota.

Kramarczuk's Deli

Kramarczuk's Deli

This old-school deli and adjoining cafeteria-style restaurant cut no corners. Kramarczuk’s does everything on-site, from baking all of its own breads and pastries, to stuffing and smoking its own sausages. 9601280

This old-school deli and adjoining cafeteria-style restaurant cut no corners. Kramarczuk’s does everything on-site, from baking all of its own breads and pastries, to stuffing and smoking its own sausages.

Molinari Delicatessen

Molinari Delicatessen

Molinari Deli in San Francisco has been feeding locals and visitors alike for well over a century. Throughout, 4 generations of Molinaris have faithfully been slicing and serving the delicious deli meats. 9601280

Molinari Deli in San Francisco has been feeding locals and visitors alike for well over a century. Throughout, 4 generations of Molinaris have faithfully been slicing and serving the delicious deli meats.

Molinari Delicatessen

Molinari Delicatessen

Customers not only love Molinari's salami but also the meatball sandwiches, which are just as great. 9601280

Customers not only love Molinari's salami but also the meatball sandwiches, which are just as great.

Carnegie Deli

Carnegie Deli

A jaw-popping pound of pastrami piled high on rye -- the Carnegie Deli in New York City serves 6 to 700 of these big boys a day. 9601280

A jaw-popping pound of pastrami piled high on rye -- the Carnegie Deli in New York City serves 6 to 700 of these big boys a day.

Rubin's Kosher Delicatessen

Rubin's Kosher Delicatessen

All the food that is served at Rubin's Restaurant, just outside of Boston, is fresh and homemade, including the knishes. 9601280

All the food that is served at Rubin's Restaurant, just outside of Boston, is fresh and homemade, including the knishes.

Rubin's Kosher Delicatessen

Rubin's Kosher Delicatessen

Rubin’s has been batting a thousand with Jews and gentiles alike since 1927, and while keeping kosher may seem like a restrictive diet, no cheese just means more meat! 9601280

Rubin’s has been batting a thousand with Jews and gentiles alike since 1927, and while keeping kosher may seem like a restrictive diet, no cheese just means more meat!

Zingerman's Deli

Zingerman's Deli

Having trouble deciding which deli item to pick? Each month, Zingerman's Deli in Ann Arbor, MI, showcases a “sandwich of the month” to help you try new sandwiches and move through the menu. 9601280

Having trouble deciding which deli item to pick? Each month, Zingerman's Deli in Ann Arbor, MI, showcases a “sandwich of the month” to help you try new sandwiches and move through the menu.

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Quick is the name of the game in this 500-square-foot kitchen where 7 employees hustle to make 900 biscuits every weekday and up to 2,000 on Saturday and Sunday. 9601280

Quick is the name of the game in this 500-square-foot kitchen where 7 employees hustle to make 900 biscuits every weekday and up to 2,000 on Saturday and Sunday.

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Sammy’s LA Pastrami in Las Vegas, NV, has an eclectic menu that features more variety than a Vegas stage, including 17 kinds of burgers and 42 different sandwiches. 9601280

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Sammy’s LA Pastrami in Las Vegas, NV

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Sammy's LA Pastrami's sandwiches and burgers are so big, you might want to think twice before trying to eat this one behind the wheel! 9601280

Sammy's LA Pastrami's sandwiches and burgers are so big, you might want to think twice before trying to eat this one behind the wheel!

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In addition to corn dogs, Cozy Dog Drive In in Springfield, IL, serves chili cheese hot dogs, as well as an enormous pork tenderloin sandwich. 9601280

In addition to corn dogs, Cozy Dog Drive In in Springfield, IL, serves chili cheese hot dogs, as well as an enormous pork tenderloin sandwich.

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The Maid-Rite restaurant chain in Des Moines, IA, opened their doors in 1926, and history credits them with establishing the first drive-up/walk-up window. 9601280

The Maid-Rite restaurant chain in Des Moines, IA, opened their doors in 1926, and history credits them with establishing the first drive-up/walk-up window.

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From ribs and brisket to pulled pork and chicken wings, Company 7 in Englewood, OH, offers all the hottest barbecue classics to ring your dinner bell. 9601280

From ribs and brisket to pulled pork and chicken wings, Company 7 in Englewood, OH, offers all the hottest barbecue classics to ring your dinner bell.

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Drive-thru Mexican food has been a nationwide sensation for years, but it all started with Roberto and Delores Robledo’s genius idea – fresh, authentic and filling meals served up at modest prices to locals on the go. 9601280

Drive-thru Mexican food has been a nationwide sensation for years, but it all started with Roberto and Delores Robledo’s genius idea – fresh, authentic and filling meals served up at modest prices to locals on the go.

Roberto's, San Diego, CA

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Carne asada is the star of this burrito. It’s made from fresh-cut beef, delivered each day by the same butcher Roberto’s in San Diego, CA, has been using for over 30 years. The beef gets stuffed into a giant, toasted tortilla, along with hot French fries and a special blend of cheese. 9601280

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Every Roberto’s franchise is owned and operated by a member of the Robledo family, or one of their longtime employees. 9601280

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The next time you’re cruising through L.A. and get hit by a hunger pang, look out for the shack with the red roof and a sign reading “Original Tommy’s World Famous Hamburgers!” 9601280

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Driving and dining in your car can get you thirsty, and in the Big Easy, they're serving a grown-up frosty drink through the drive thru that might surprise most fast food lovers.

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Called bagna cauda, this Northern Italian specialty starts with butter, garlic, anchovies and olive oil, which is then oven-roasted and served with their house-made focaccia. 9601280

Called bagna cauda, this Northern Italian specialty starts with butter, garlic, anchovies and olive oil, which is then oven-roasted and served with their house-made focaccia.

The Stinking Rose

The Stinking Rose

For those addicted to heavy doses of the halitosis-inducing herb, The Stinking Rose serves up the ultimate garlic dish – the world-famous 40-clove garlic chicken. 9601280

For those addicted to heavy doses of the halitosis-inducing herb, The Stinking Rose serves up the ultimate garlic dish – the world-famous 40-clove garlic chicken.

Jake's Sandwich Board

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Everything on the menu at Jake's Sandwich Board in Philadelphia is cooked fresh to order. 9601280

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Jake's Sandwich Board

Jake's Sandwich Board

These 2 guys seem to be enjoying the "Garlic Bomb" at Jake's a little too much. The Garlic Bomb is packed with Jake's famous garlic spread, then smothered with provolone cheese and topped with fried, crispy, whole cloves of garlic! 9601280

These 2 guys seem to be enjoying the "Garlic Bomb" at Jake's a little too much. The Garlic Bomb is packed with Jake's famous garlic spread, then smothered with provolone cheese and topped with fried, crispy, whole cloves of garlic!

The Garlic

The Garlic

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For the next stop on our search for great garlic grub, we flock south to New Smyrna Beach, FL. This coastal city was recently voted one of the top 20 surf towns in the world by National Geographic, and in the middle of this vacation paradise, we find a garlic paradise called simply: The Garlic.

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Every steak that goes into Il Forno comes out with a perfectly-seared crust. 9601280

Every steak that goes into Il Forno comes out with a perfectly-seared crust.

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Garlic Mike's

The owner of Garlic Mike's in Gunnison, CO, chose his restaurant’s location for its view and its element of surprise. 9601280

The owner of Garlic Mike's in Gunnison, CO, chose his restaurant’s location for its view and its element of surprise.

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Gilroy Garlic Festival

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At Saleem's West in Winchester, MO, garlic goes in just about everything, from the cocktails and dips to their lamb dishes and kibbeh.

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